Lac La Biche Area Update

Wildfire Hazard Increases to VERY HIGH

Posted on Fri, Aug 28, 2015

GFX-HSB-WildfireDangerUpdate-VeryHigh

The wildfire hazard for the Lac La Biche area is VERY HIGH.

The forecast for tomorrow is for a high of 24 degrees, with humidity of 40%, slight chance of rain, moderate chance of lightning, and winds SE20 km/hr.  The warm and breezy weather is drying out the grass.  Cooler temperatures are in the forecast for Sunday and Monday as a cold front moves across the area bringing some moist air with it.

Be careful in the forest on Saturday.  If you're out enjoying the weather remember to make sure your campfires are completely out before you leave them.  The weather front moving through on Sunday will have increased winds ahead of it, and you don't want those winds to stir an abandoned campfire into a wildfire!

We have five crews, three helicopters and the airtankers on hand across the area to fight any new wildfires.

Thanks for doing your part to prevent wildfire.

For more information, please contact:

Leslie Lozinski

Forest Information Officer

780-623-9758